Online ISSN: 2515-8260

CLINICAL STUDY OF THE LATERAL PREMALLEOLAR FLAP

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1Dr. Ashwin Kishore Puli, 2Dr Chandralekha M

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Background: Lateral premalleolar flap that is a reliable, study, and very useful to cover soft tissue defects of the distal leg, ankle, and foot but still remains underutilized and under-reported in the literature. Aims: To study the dimensions of the Lateral Premalleolar Flap that can be harvested with safety and its uses for the defects around the ankle. Materials and methods: This retrospective study is conducted for 3 years included 12 patients irrespective of sex and age between 5-70 years with soft tissue defects around the ankle joint. Various dimensions were assessed and studied.

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